Belén Iglesias
Belén Iglesias Marcos (born 6 July 1996)[1] is a field hockey player from Spain, who plays as a forward.[2]
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| Full name | Belén Iglesias Marcos | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 July 1996 Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Club de Campo | |||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U–21 | 13 | (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2017– | Spain | 49 | (11) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Belén Iglesias was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. She is the younger sister of Álvaro Iglesias, who plays for the Spanish men's national team.[3]
Career
Club hockey
Iglesias plays hockey for Club de Campo in the División de Honor in Spain,[4][5] and has previously represented UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga.[6]
Under–21
In 2016, Iglesias was a member of the Spanish Under–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[7]
She followed this up with an appearance at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia where the team finished fifth.[8]
Red Sticks
Iglesias made her debut for the Spanish national team, the 'Red Sticks', in 2017.[7]
In 2019, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home bronze at the EuroHockey Championships in Antwerp.[9]
References
- "Team Details – Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "Search Results – Iglesias". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "CLUB CAMPO DE MADRID". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "SELECCIÓN ABSOLUTA FEMENINA – DEL 21 al 27 de octubre VALENCIA" (PDF). rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "IGLESIAS MARCOS Belén". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "Iglesias Belén". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "BURGE SEALS BRONZE FOR ENGLAND'S JUNIOR STARS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- "SPAIN SHOOT THEIR WAY TO FIRST EURO MEDAL IN 16 YEARS". belfiuseurohockey.com. Belfius EuroHockey. Retrieved 7 January 2020.